None of us have the chance to discover the true ways of martial arts back in those times when such skills served the meaning of survival in life-and-death situations. That makes harder to make statements which claim to picture the so called real kung-fu. In its original context kung-fu served as a supportive leverage to spiritual practice and also as a source of the aforementioned skills either on the battlefield or in the normal course of life that oftentimes was cruel and merciless.
None of us have the chance to discover the true ways of martial arts back in those times when such skills served the meaning of survival in life-and-death situations. That makes harder to make statements which claim to picture the so called real kung-fu. In its original context kung-fu served as a supportive leverage to spiritual practice and also as a source of the aforementioned skills either on the battlefield or in the normal course of life that oftentimes was cruel and merciless. Time of peace was never advantageous to practicing the way of the warrior because the basis on which physical and mental skills can be tested was missing. When kung-fu lost this basis it stepped on the way which led to the formation of tons of flowery techniques, spectacular forms of movements without meaning / real use. Chow Gar system is one of the very few exceptions that maintained to keep its original meaning and, what is essential to understand this meaning, the method of how to practice. Knowing the method of practice has an utmost importance because this is the key which help to avoid loosing of the right path that leads to real kung-fu. We , in Chow Gar , refer to the power not only as the force driving whatever movement but also a set of skills such as speed, reaction time, stability, toughness, reactive sensitivity and freedom of movements. The real power gives you the potential to react to any situation with great force and confidence. A real kung-fu master is free in his movements /